Jonathan Kingdon

Jonathan Kingdon
Born	Tanzania
Alma mater	Makerere University Ruskin School of Art Royal College of Art
Occupation(s)	Artist, Naturalist
Notable work	Canticle of the Sun East African Mammals; an atlas of evolution in Africa (1971 – 1982) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (1997, 2015)
Title	President of The Uganda Society
Term	1972 - 1973
Predecessor	Dr. F. Sempala Ntege
Successor	Dr. Phares Mukasa Mutibwa

Jonathan Kingdon (born 1935 in Tanzania) is a zoologist, science author, and artist; a research associate at the University of Oxford. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He focuses on taxonomic illustration and evolution of the mammals of Africa. He is a contributor to The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. He was awarded the 1993 Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London, and was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1998. ^[4]

He also served as the 39th President of The Uganda Society between 1972 and 1973 ^[5]

Background and education

Kingdon was educated at Makerere University. ^[6] He also trained as an artist at the Ruskin School of Art and the Royal College of Art. ^[7]

He also taught Fine Art for 15 years at Makerere University and in 1972 was named Director of Makerere University's Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art ^{[8] [9]}

Books

• Kilimanjaro: Animals in a landscape. 1983. ISBN   0-563-20230-0.
• African mammal drawings: The Wellcome volume. 1983. ISBN   0-9508837-2-7.
• East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa. a seven volume series. 1988. ISBN   0-226-43724-8.
• Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants . 1990. ISBN   0-691-08560-9.
• Self-Made Man: Human Evolution From Eden to Extinction . 1993. ISBN   0-471-15960-3.
• The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. 2003. ISBN   0-7136-6513-0.
• Lowly Origin: Where, When and Why our Ancestors First Stood Up . Princeton University Press Princeton. 2003. ISBN   978-0691050867.
• The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. Princeton University Press. 2004. ISBN   9780691122397.
• Guide des mammiferes d'Afrique. Paris: Delachaux & Niestle. 2006. ISBN   978-2603017456.
• Mammals of Africa. 2013. ISBN   9781408122570.
• Origin Africa: A Natural History. Princeton University Press. 2023. ISBN   978-0691228532.

See also

• The Uganda Society
• Margaret Trowell

References

1. "Jonathan Kingdon". University of Oxford, Department of Zoology. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
2. "Dr Jonathan Kingdon". Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
3. "Jonathan Kingdon". Gallery Pangolin. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
4. "Medals and Awards" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
5. "The Uganda journal". original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
6. "Jonathan Kingdon". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
7. "Evolution as Inspiration – Jonathan Kingdon | Cambridge Conservation Initiative". www.cambridgeconservation.org. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
8. "Exploring the role of space, place, pace and race in our evolutionary journey - Fellows' seminar by Jonathan Kingdon". Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
9. https://www.another-roadmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/kampala-wg-timeline.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}